Had my fill of Adam Jones

[SunsetBengal]

(12-26-2016, 12:05 PM)McC Wrote: Actually, I don't want to see him return punts ever again.  That part of his game had disappeared.  As a PR, he sucks.  I don't know where it went but it is gone.

All athletes hit the metaphoric "cliff", in terms of reaching an age where their athleticism begins to wane.  Many seemed convinced that Jones was somehow preserved for his age, due to having a couple years where he was banned from the NFL.  I would surmise that there are several factors leading to Jones' drop in production this year;  Age, lower quality of coaching without Vance Joseph, weaker supporting cast of players with the loss of Nelson and Hall.  Those items, along with Dennard continuing to fail in emerging as a young star, and the freak injury to Jackson really put Jones under the microscope this year.  It's just a shame that he feels the need to also be demonstrative, and draw unnecessary attention to himself, on top of everything else.